* Have your NAR number or your name on the outside, large
and clear enough that the contest officials can easily read it. Teams must use
the Team number or name. USMRSC 9.4

* Have been constructed by yourself or by one or more
members of your Team. You may not enter Ready-To-Fly rockets (no construction
required) in NAR sanctioned competition. USMRSC 9.9

Know the rules

Your having a grasp of the bigger picture can increase your
enjoyment of NAR competition. You can read the Pink Book Lite to see only
the rules for competitors, not for Contest Directors or other contest
officials. Read the full USMRSC (Pink Book) to see all the rules.

* FLIGHT In flight
scoring, the judges award points for conducting a ‘mission’, for achieving a
safe and stable flight, and deduct points for damage (damage points) the model
receives on landing. If you cannot return your model to the judges after its
flight, the judge will award maximum damage points which will be subtracted
from your final score. USMRSC
55.6 , TCC Plastic
Model Conversion Judging Form

What Will Disqualify My Entry?

Your entry will be disqualified if it fails to make a safe
and stable flight. USMRSC
55.4

Glencoe Jupiter (Juno) 1 ($10) - Almost perfect! Centuri ST-
20 tubing fits neatly into the booster. This kit will require a fair amount of
nose weight to move the center of gravity forward far enough for a safe flight.
Mission Points: The tub and Explorer 1 satellite on the prototype were rotated
at 500 RPM before launch. On your model, the motor and batteries could do
double duty as nose weight!

Monogram 1/144 Saturn V ($20) - Clustering, staging, and
payload-this kit offers it all. This would be a remarkable achievement if done
successfully, or it could be simplified to operate as an impressive single
stage rocket. This kit will require a substantial amount of rework in order to
fly safely.

Shanghai Dragon 1/35 V2 ($25) - A beautiful model that
should be an easy conversion. Captured V2’s launched at White Sands required
huge amounts of weight to replace the warheads in their nose cones, and your
model should be no different. This should be one of the simplest, most
straightforward models to convert to flying status. You’ll fall short on flight
points, though, unless you bomb London or a Juarez cemetery.

Several jet fighters lend themselves to the task of conversion
to rocket flight, such as the US F-104, F-16, and a personal favorite, the US
Navy F4D1. The problems inherent in preparing a asymmetrically shaped jet
should endear your model to the judges. Note that the US F-15 and the Russian
MiG 29 have the performance necessary to accelerate straight up, a possible
mission points coup! The Concorde supersonic jetliner would also be a stunning
conversion (although tricky to recover), and four mini engines will look great
at launch!